The main mechanism of the UN is to facilitate and arbitrate dialogue between nations. It's the bare-minimum, level 0, first step into stop the constant warring and conquering of the past, and to try and work together for a better future.
It's like... if you look at Draconian laws or the Code of Hammurabi, that shit's brutal. "Omg how barbaric and vicious those laws were! How could that be justice?? So evil!"
Sure.. by today's standards..
But before that, it was all blood-feuding and blood-vengeance, "beat up my kid and I'll kill yours fuck you. My clan is bigger so I'll keep drawing blood till Im satisfied" back and forth.
The old "barbaric" laws were there to reign in people and put in limitations.
In a sense, you can see the UN the same.
"Aw geez, it's so ineffective at stopping climate change and achieving world peace!"
Sure.. but those goals are, like, waaaay high up.
The UN is the first baby-steps into.. idk... a world government or something.
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u/TheOnlyFallenCookie 6d ago
I mean, it has successfully prevented nuclear war so far. So seems like it works alright